Person Page - 1884

     Fietta Koppenhaver was born on 22 June 1858.^1,2 She was the daughter of Daniel Koppenhaver and Elizabeth Louise Walborn.¹ Some sources record that Fietta Koppenhaver was born on 21 July 1856, Dauphin County, PA.³ She married Alfred M. Klinger, son of Samuel Klinger and Catharine Kissinger, on 5 November 1887, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA; At the time of their marriage, Fietta had previously been married on August 15, 1877, and divorced in 1879. The marriage license application does not give the previous husband's name.⁴ Fietta Koppenhaver died on 18 December 1921, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA, at age 63.^2,3 She was buried at Saint Matthew's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.²

     Daniel Koppenhaver was born on 7 July 1832, Dauphin County, PA.² He married Elizabeth Louise Walborn.¹ Daniel Koppenhaver died on 1 June 1894, Dauphin County, PA, at age 61.²
Newspaper obituary:
Death of Daniel Koppenhaver.
Farmer Daniel Koppenhaver, of Lykens township, about three miles east of Gratz, died on June 1st of heart disease, and was buried at Coleman's church cemetery this forenoon (June 4th). He was 62 years old, a respected citizen and a good Republican.
Harrisburg Telegraph, June 4, 1894, Page 1.³
He was buried at Saint Matthew's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.²

     Elizabeth Louise Walborn was born on 14 November 1836, Dauphin County, PA.² She married Daniel Koppenhaver.¹ Elizabeth Louise Walborn died on 9 October 1923, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 86.² She was buried at Saint Matthew's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.²

     Johanna T. Barry was born in April 1873, Leetonia, Columbiana County, OH.^1,3,2 She was the daughter of David Barry and Barbara Joyce.² Johanna T. Barry married Alfred M. Klinger, son of Samuel Klinger and Catharine Kissinger, on 22 April 1903, Beaver County, PA.¹ Johanna T. Barry died on 5 March 1928, Chicago, Cook County, IL, at age 54.^3,2 She was buried on 8 March 1928, at Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, IL.^2,3

     Helen Barbara Klinger was born on 12 October 1905, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA.¹ She was the daughter of Alfred M. Klinger and Johanna T. Barry.¹ Helen Barbara Klinger married Stephen B. Sheahan.^1,2 Helen Barbara Klinger died on 16 May 1994, Duval County, FL, at age 88.^1,3 She was buried at Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL.²

     Stephen B. Sheahan was born on 21 April 1936.² He married Helen Barbara Klinger, daughter of Alfred M. Klinger and Johanna T. Barry.^1,3 Stephen B. Sheahan died on 30 April 1999, at age 63.² He was buried at Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL.²

     Carole Mary Sheahan was born on 21 April 1936, Chicago, Cook County, IL.¹ She was the daughter of Stephen B. Sheahan and Helen Barbara Klinger.¹ Carole Mary Sheahan died on 29 April 1992, at age 56.¹ She was buried at Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL.²

     Lizzie A. Klinger is also referred to as Elisabeth Allens Klinger in some sources.³ She was born on 9 July 1864, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.⁴ She was baptized on 11 September 1864, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.³ She married Alfred M. Klinger, son of Samuel Klinger and Catharine Kissinger, on 18 September 1885.¹ Some sources suggest that Lizzie A. Klinger was married on 19 September 1885 Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.⁵ Some sources suggest that Lizzie A. Klinger was married on 19 September 1885 Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.² She died on 12 May 1887, at age 22.^6,7 Some sources record that Lizzie A. Klinger died on 15 May 1887.^1,8 She was buried at Calvary Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.⁶

     Frederick Samuel Wilson Klinger was born on 4 July 1886, Dayton, Armstrong County, PA. Some sources list Frederick birthplace as Lykens, PA.^1,2 He was the son of Alfred M. Klinger and Lizzie A. Klinger.¹ Frederick's death certificate lists his mother as "Catherine (Unknown)," but this appears to be in error. Frederick was born in 1886, at the time his father Alfred, was married to Lizzie Klinger, who died in May of 1887. Alfred remarried first Fietta Koppenhaver in November, 1887, and then a woman named Catherine or "Kaity" circa 1891, to whom he was married at the time of the 1900 Census. According to the Census, she was born in July of 1870.When Fred applied for a marriage license in 1909 to wed Minnie Hensel, he listed his parents as "Alfred & Lizzie Klinger (mother dead)." This appears to be accurate, despite what the Death Certificate says. The information on the Death Certificate was supplied by Fred's wife (Minnie), who did not marry Fred until 1909, by which time Alfred had remarried yet again (in 1903).^3,4,5 Frederick Samuel Wilson Klinger married Minnie L. Hensel, daughter of Ira Hensel and Sarah Elizabeth (?), on 20 January 1909, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.⁶
Newspaper obituary:
Fred Klinger Dies Suddenly Today In Palmyra Factory
Fred W. Klinger, 62, of 13A East Main Street, Palmyra, died suddenly of a heart attack this morning, while hanging up his hat and coat at his place of work in the A. S. Kreider Shoe Factory, Palmyra. Coroner W. H. Brubaker Issued a certificat[e] of death due to a heart attack.
Born in Lykens, he lived in Palmyra for the past 38 years, and attended the Lutheran Church. A violinist of some years ago, he played In the Sunday School and formerly played in the Iroquois Band.
A veteran of six years in the United Army, of which he spent most of that period overseas during the Philippine Insurrection, he is survived by his wife, Minnie Hensel Klinger; one daughter, Mrs. Russell Rifine, of Palmyra; one son, Donald E. Klinger, of Lebanon and three grandchildren.
The Daily News, December 13, 1948, Page 1.²
Frederick Samuel Wilson Klinger died on 13 December 1948, Palmyra, Lebanon County, PA, at age 62.^1,7 He was buried on 16 December 1948, at Gravel Hill Cemetery, Palmyra, Lebanon County, PA.^8,9

     Minnie L. Hensel was born on 14 March 1886, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2 She was the daughter of Ira Hensel and Sarah Elizabeth (?)¹ Minnie L. Hensel married Frederick Samuel Wilson Klinger, son of Alfred M. Klinger and Lizzie A. Klinger, on 20 January 1909, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.¹ Minnie L. Hensel died on 12 April 1950, Palmyra, Lebanon County, PA, at age 64.²